HumanPalette 🌹

A swipe-native mobile marketplace where collectors discover and commission authentic works from verified human artists. No AI-generated content. Every piece bears the pulse of human hands.

What It Is

HumanPalette is a buy + hire in one swipe flow — think Tinder meets Etsy, but with ironclad human verification at the gate.

• 🔍 Discovery Feed — Infinite swipe cards: finished works (price, medium, story) or artist profiles (rates, availability)
• 🤝 Swipe & Match — Right swipe = interest. Mutual likes unlock chat. Sales go straight to escrow cart.
• ✅ Human Verified Seal — Artists submit WIP footage, live proofs, or references. Human review + community flag awards the "Human Verified" seal.
• 💰 Trust-Based Escrow — Commitment fees held via Stripe, released on delivery. Collectors who ghost lose trust score and pay higher deposits.

Stack

Layer	Tech
Frontend	React Native (Expo)
Backend	Supabase (auth, realtime, storage)
Payments	Stripe Connect
Edge Functions	Supabase Edge Functions (6 total)
Language	TypeScript

Features Built

• Full auth flow (email/phone + artist verification)
• Swipe discovery screen with Supabase integration
• Matches + real-time chat (Supabase Realtime)
• Artwork upload with media picker + commercial use toggle
• Artist and collector profile views
• Commitment fee modal (Stripe PaymentSheet)
• Purchase checkout with commercial uplift + escrow
• Stripe Connect artist onboarding flow
• commitment-create Edge Function
• purchase-create Edge Function (escrow + platform split)
• stripe-webhook Edge Function
• ghost-janitor cron Edge Function (auto-penalizes silent collectors)
• artist-connect-onboard + artist-connect-status Edge Functions
• Full Supabase schema (13 tables, RLS, trust score system)

Monetization

• 5–10% transaction take rate — no ads, no premium tiers at launch
• Commercial use licensing uplift — artist-configurable (default +25%)
• Resale royalties (Phase 2)

Getting Started

# Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/Mellowambience/humanpalette.git
cd humanpalette

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Set up environment
cp .env.example .env.local
# Fill in: EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_URL, EXPO_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY, EXPO_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY

# Run the app
npx expo start

Prerequisites:

1. Supabase project with schema applied (supabase-schema.sql)
2. Stripe account with Connect enabled
3. Expo Go on your device

Status

🚧 In active development — all screens and Edge Functions built. Supabase schema live. iOS launch via TestFlight.

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Built solo with AI as co-builder. Philadelphia, PA.